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PAPERS OF MIR,\BEAU BuoNAPARTE L.nr,\R
No. 902. COLLIN ALDRICH TO LAMAR
Mustang Prairie Houston Co. [Texas] Deer 4th 1838
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As it is probable that the question will be caJ}ed up at this session of Congress respecting the Chief Justiceship of this County, and whether or no my appointment to that office may be confirmed I can- not tell, but this much it [was l well understood when this County was stricken from Nacogdoches that I was to receive the appointment of Chief Justice by both Houses of Congress ancl for that reason the President ga,·e me the appointment the office is not Lucrative, Lut as it was the appointment of the executive and as I have had all the trouble of organising the County and preparing the public Buildings &e. I should think no more than even handed Justice that I should be sustained in the office. I will assert this much that most of the Judicous aud respectable part of the County are in favor of my being sustained, it [is] quite probable that I will not be nominated as our representative and myself differ a little in our political opinions we will recollect one thing we were side and side at the trying time as you remarked to me on Your last t~ip out there has a petition gone . . . [faded] recommending a man by the name of Campbell fto the] Office. A Refugee from Justice from the State of [Louisia]na.- for Murder- I shall resign myself to . . . [faded] of the Presi- dent Elect having full confidence in his (justice?] integrity and honor. and eye witness of his . . . [faded] of the 20th and 21st. I am sir with due Respect Your Obt. & Hum[ble Servt.] COLLIN ALDRICH [Addressed:] To His Excellency Maribeau B. • Lamar President Elect of the Republic, Houston Politeness of :Mr. Nelson [Endorsed:] Colin Aldrich Petition
No. 903. JOHN LEVERING TO LAMAR
Richmond [Texas] Dec. 4th 1838
Genl. M. B. LAM.AR DEAR SIR
.I will just drop you a few Jines by our Friend Bassett who is start- in:r this minute for Houston to inform you_, that our respected Friend Col. Handy is laying very dangerously ill, and is so low, that but very fnint, hopes are entertained of his recovery, and I am very fcnrfull, that the Intelligence you will receive after this, will be, that he hns left us for a better world- .In haste very respectfully your obt. Servt &c. J?rn. LEVERING. [Addressed:] Genl. l\L B. Lamar Houston. C. M. Bassett Esqr. [Endorsed:] John Levering 4th. Dec 38
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